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AMD Ryzen 5000 Builders Thread

just upgraded my rig with the r5 5600x, done with my amd computers....i sort of wanted to get the r7 5800x, but could not justify the over $100 increase in price
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- Post #1,215
- May 22, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question How fast is your browser?

chrome seems fastest, though i dont use it.
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- Post #171
- May 19, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question amd shortage

ok, i quess i got premature frightened.....after seeing what happen to the gpu scene, and reading on the net amd does not manufacture their own cpu chips, i was wondering..thks, i quess i did not need to be in a rush to get one
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- Post #9
- May 19, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question amd shortage

i see that tsmc makes amd chips, and intel makes their own. due to the fact that tsmc is behind in making chips for everyone, i was just wondering if their can become a amd shortage. i thought there might of been with the r5 5600x , but it seems to available now in a few places...i got scared...
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- Thread
- May 18, 2021
- Replies: 9
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
News South Korea Unveils $450 Billion Semiconductor Investment Plan

TSMC building a chip factory in phoenix ,az,....that will employ 1600 people...and very possible 3 more coming to arizona..i was hoping cost of living would level off in housing , but its going up here
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- Post #14
- May 17, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Replacement fan for Cooler Master Cosmos S?

my power button went on my comos case....what a bummer for such a high end case....i am looking and will buy the phanteks eclipse p600s. i am sold on it......going to get the phanteks case wednesday, i have the i7-10700kf, seaonic gold 750 psu, msi water cooling, and msi z490 chipset board
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- Post #5
- May 16, 2021
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Question Mobo suggestions for 10850k.

got my eye on that...i had a few problems in the past with gigabyte boards. one the pin on 24 pin main connector got hot and melts some things...on another, ethernet stop working..but i might try this board
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- Post #9
- May 10, 2021
- Forum: Motherboards
Question AMD Ryzen 5000 - AVAILABILITY

luck , give it to me
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- Post #713
- May 10, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question AMD Ryzen 5000 - AVAILABILITY

u can find the 5600x in usa, but sort of expensive now....the 5800x is available....wonder if the chip shortage has somethign to do with it
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- Post #712
- May 10, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question i5-11600k-$217

well...at the time.....the i9 9900k was king, and i did not see a lot of difference in games compaed to the i8500...and the i9 9900k was sort of expensive then...i did plan on getting the i9 9900k, but the high wattage turns me off..got high electric bills...i do 1440 gaming, in reality, cpu,s...
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- Post #5
- May 10, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question i5-11600k-$217

True, looks to be around $ 200, so that is $417. I got a z390 motherboard and i5 8500, hoping to get $200 for them
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- Post #3
- May 10, 2021
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question i5-11600k-$217

i bought this off amazon, i got a amazon store card, $60 off first item...i bought the i5-11600k for $217 after the $60 off....wow, am i happy. now i can seel my i5-8500 for $100, and got upraded for $117-127 ...i feel like christmas came
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- Thread
- May 9, 2021
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Official AMD Ryzen Benchmarks, Reviews, Prices, and Discussion

the 1800x is nice....but lots of $$$$....mine is on its way , got it from newegg...quess the california store is out, coming from nj...
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- Post #5,907
- Apr 13, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Official AMD Ryzen Benchmarks, Reviews, Prices, and Discussion

i can remember those days when amd and intel where not that far from each other, but dell refused to put amd in consumer products...that is why i started to loose faith in dell, and soon they started making it so you could not configure ur own rig, and that about closed the door on me for dell...
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- Post #5,881
- Apr 13, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Official AMD Ryzen Benchmarks, Reviews, Prices, and Discussion

the ryzen 1800x is directed toward the server market.....its probably very formiable there
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- Post #5,870
- Apr 13, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Official AMD Ryzen Benchmarks, Reviews, Prices, and Discussion

thanks...sounds like 3200 mhz memory is the way to go.......
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- Post #5,859
- Apr 12, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Official AMD Ryzen Benchmarks, Reviews, Prices, and Discussion

too late...i allready bought the 1600x...i thought this would be the best gaming option?
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- Post #5,857
- Apr 12, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
amd 1600x

i just bought the 1600x from newegg, seems hard to find at the moment...can someone tell me what speed and type of ram works great with this setup?
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- Thread
- Apr 12, 2017
- Replies: 3
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Official AMD Ryzen Benchmarks, Reviews, Prices, and Discussion

i just bought the ryzen 1600x, seems to be in short supply, 2 places i usually buy from did not have them, or ran out the first day...going to pari it with the msi x370 pro carbon...now just trying to figure what type ram to use?
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- Post #5,853
- Apr 12, 2017
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
asus 24inch 2k monitor and gtx 950

I just bought a asus vx24a monitor, 24inch 2k monitor.....I am running a gtx 950 video adapter with this monitor.....I am just wondering about the video card, not having enough power to power this monitor...when I look at 2k wallpaper, it seems like that video card had troube rendering the page...
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- Thread
- Jan 21, 2017
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Displays
4k screen and firestrike

ok...thanks all...just what i was thinking would happen
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- Post #4
- Dec 31, 2016
- Forum: Displays
Is the GTX 1070 worth it?

remember one thing...if u are going to go to 4k someday, ,,,it needs lots of video horsepower if you game....lots of pixels to move around, like 4 1980x 1080 screens
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- Post #36
- Dec 29, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Just picked up two PG248Q monitors... not bad

i got a new lg udp68 4k monitor....the whites are so bright...allmost too bright
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- Post #9
- Dec 29, 2016
- Forum: Displays
4k screen and firestrike

i got a new lg udp 68 4k screen....when i run futuremark firestirke....will my score be lower on the 4k screen vs a 1980 x 1080 sreen?
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- Thread
- Dec 29, 2016
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Displays
asus sabertooth,s

agree......i wanted myself to upgrade with ddr3-2133....seems to be what many are now upgrading with.....i suppose when i go 1150, its going to have to be a non-sabertooth board..
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- Post #4
- Feb 23, 2015
- Forum: Motherboards
asus sabertooth,s

at the moment, i have a p67 sabertooth , i5-3570k, and pc 1280 memory, or 1600mhz memory....this board, and the z97 sabertooth only supports up to pc 1866mhz memory...why are the new z97 sabertooth not able to use faster memory modules? all the other z97 chipset asus boards support many more...
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- Thread
- Feb 22, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Motherboards
gtx 660 vs r9 290

thanks...so i quess the rig is running normal from the looks of things....i was sort of wondering if something might not be right, but from i can see- running not too bad for the cpu matched with the r9 290.... i actually start out with 3d mark 6,,,,,,and got allmost even results there...then...
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- Post #13
- Jan 21, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
gtx 660 vs r9 290

just ran fire strike with fx-6300 , overclocked cpu to 3.9ghz -r9 290 score-7180 better than 78% of all systems.... the 1100t rig now with the gtx 660 with first strike- score 4555 better than 45% of all results....
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- Post #11
- Jan 21, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
gtx 660 vs r9 290

thanks for all the great suggestions.......i will double check some things, and try some of the suggestions..i sort of agree that a bigger intel cpu is a perfect match...i was just trying to compare things with a smaller cpu,......
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- Post #10
- Jan 21, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
gtx 660 vs r9 290

these are my 2 computers- #1. fx-6300 asus r9 290 #2. phenom II 1100t- gtx 660 when i bench mark these 2 computers....such as could gate in futuremark,,,i get allmost the same results i am thinking the fx-6300 is holding back my r9 290, because when you do a cpu comparison, they are...
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- Thread
- Jan 21, 2015
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Best Gaming GPU for $350 or Less

bought a r290 off a guy on ebay.....$260....one month old, lived in phoeix were i did,,,picked it up same day
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- Post #17
- Sep 9, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Best GTX 780 for $500

i bought a nearly new (one month old) asus r9 290 for $260....i am very happy with the purchase, less than a new 280x
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- Post #25
- Sep 3, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
msi r9 280x gaming

i tryed to cancel order from buy.com...cannot do..i bought through best buy marketplace.....probably going to be a hassle i got the amd r9 290 in my rig now, paid $260...guy said he built a computer and guy did not pay for it...it looks new...i can tell things a quicker now than the r9 270x
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- Post #7
- Aug 31, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
msi r9 280x gaming

hmmm.....never had a fan problem ever with any video card....?
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- Post #5
- Aug 31, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
msi r9 280x gaming

thanks,,just curious , how did you know the fans failed....?
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- Post #3
- Aug 31, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
msi r9 280x gaming

i just bought the msi r9 280x gaming graphics card.. my desire was to get a r9 290, but i did not want to raise my electric bill....anyhow...anyone here have the msi r9 280x, and give me some thoughts on it...:confused:
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- Thread
- Aug 31, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
700W OCZ Power Supply OK for R290?

i agree with lehtv.....the x4 965 will hinder the great performance numbers that you could get from a more powerful cpu.....if you buy a video card like that,,,,match it with modern hardware., espically the cpu. my first choice in power supplies is seasonic, or corsair...there are other good...
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- Post #4
- Jul 28, 2014
- Forum: Power Supplies
Antec's magic smoke

the only power supply that i have had serious problem with was antec. this happen some time ago, possibly 8 yrs ago if my poor memory recalls correctly. anyhow, the 20 pin connector that plugs into the motherboard, the power supply burned the plastic off 2 pins, and burned my motherboard. it...
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- Post #10
- Jul 28, 2014
- Forum: Power Supplies
Cryptocoin Mining?

i bought a r9-270x msi for $215 before christmas,,now its up close to $300.....got it at newegg.....some who does bitcoin mining stated that the fans on the msi r9,s have gone out on him....if i knew that in advanced, i would have went with some other brand
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- Post #10,694
- Feb 17, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
GA-990FXA-UD3 vs M5A99X EVO

i have the GA-990FXA-UD3 board....what irks me about it,,,is that linux is a problem sometimes...i have tryed installing red hat enterprise, and after the install, none of my usb stuff works.....not sure why gigabyte did this...not good.
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- Post #6
- Feb 17, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards

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